PROMOTIONAL PACKAGES AT VIRGIN BEACH RESORT FOR 2012

WE ARE CURRENTLY OFFERING THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONAL RATES AND PACKAGES AT VIRGIN BEACH!

VBR P0RMO #A  Free Standard Room for one week when you purchase the meal package for P5,000 per person.  Electric fan only, 3 two item meals per day with mineral water.  Aircon P300 per day.  Must reserve one week in advance and pay in Pesos upon check-in.

VBR PROMO #B  All Inclusive Tropical Vacation Package for Two Persons $299.  Includes round trip transfer from Metro Cebu or Mactan/Cebu International Airport.  8 days, 7 nights in Superior Room (with aircon) double occupancy, 3 two item meals per day for two persons with mineral water.  Must reserve and pay via PayPal by credit card one week in advance.  12% tax included but tip is extra, P1,500 to front desk at check out.  Non refundable but changeable or transferable for $50.  There is no credit for unused portion.

VBR PROMO #C  Fam Trip (Familiarization Trip) for travel and hospitality field personnel, including travel agents, airline employees, hotel and restaurant owners/managers/workers and travel/photo/Filipino bloggers or  any Philippine related web site owner with link exchange.  We will offer one free night in our Superior Room for two persons (electric fan only) and no meals.  Must have proper I.D. and business card and reserve at least one week in advance.  We offer 20% commission on booking Published Rates with us.

VBR PROMO #1  Standard Room with breakfast for two persons for only P600 per night.  Must reserve at least one week in advance and pay in Pesos upon check-in.  Breakfast is choice of pancake or French toast. Electric fan only, aircon add P300 per night. Tip not included.

VBR PROMO #2  Superior Room with breakfast for two persons for only P1,000 per night. Must reserve at least one week in advance and pay in Pesos upon check-in. Breakfast is choice of pancake or French toast. Electric fan only, aircon add P300 per night. Tip not included.

VBR PROMO #3  Sports Fishing Package P4,999 per person, double occupancy. Includes round trip transfer, two night superior room with aircon, 6 two item meals per person with mineral water, 8 hours fishing in motorized pump boat  with experienced crew (day or night fishing). Single occupancy add P4,000.  Must reserve one week in advance, pay in Pesos at check-in, tips not included (P500 per person).

VBR PROMO #4  Scuba Diving Package P4,999 per person, double occupancy. Includes round trip transfer, two nights superior room with aircon, 6 two item meals per person with  mineral water, 4 dives at VBR or other resort.  Single occupancy add P4,000.  Must reserve at least one week in advance and pay in Pesos at check-in, tips are not included (P500 p.p. to front desk, please).

VBR PROMO #5  Pro Golf Package P4,999 per person, double occupancy.  Includes round trip transfer, two nights superior room with air
Con. 6 two item meals per person with mineral water , one 18 hole round of golf at nearby golf course.  Single occupancy add P4,000. Must reserve at least one week in advance and pay in Pesos at check-in, tips are not included (P500 p.p. to front desk, please).

VBR PROMO #6  Romantic Get-Away Package P2,999 per person, double occupancy. Includes round trip transfer, two nights Superior Room with electric fan (aircon P300 per night), 6 two item meals per person with mineral water , dinner cruise on motorized pump boat and a sunset tartanilla  ride with dinner by the sea. Must reserve at least one week, pay in pesos, tips not included (P300 per person).

VBR PROMO #7  All Inclusive Packages for Groups (minimum 8 persons) includes round trip transfer, overnight lodging with aircon, 3 two item meals per person with mineral water. STANDARD ROOM P1,500 per person double occupancy, SUPERIOR ROOM P2,000 per person, double occupancy, DELUXE ROOM P2,500 per person, double occupancy.  Reserve one week in advance. Tip extra.

VBR PROMO #8  Superior Room, single occupancy, breakfast daily, one month, only P10,000. Electric fan only, Aircon add P2,000. Double occupancy is additional P3,000.  Breakfast is pancake or French toast with mineral water.  Must reserve one week in advance.

VBR PROMO #9  Superior Room with aircon, two persons, two nights with meals only P2,500. 6 two item meals per person with mineral water.  Must reserve at least one week in advance and pay in Pesos at check in.  Tip is not included, please pay $250 to front desk.

RETIREMENT PACKAGE A  Retire at VBR for only $600 a Month!  Superior Room with Aircon, 3 two item meals per day with mineral water, free transfer to resort, one free trip to Bogo per week.  Second person in room with meals only $400 , total $1,000.  One year lease required but if you stay one year, VBR guarantees this rate in dollars and will not increase for the life of guest (65 above).

RETIREMENT PACKAGE B  Retire at Virgin Beach Resort for only P5,000 per Month!  Superior Room single occupancy plus utility package of P3,000 per month.  Second person add P2,000 per month for a total of P10,000 per month.  One year lease required and check in payment of 6 months rent.

CUSTOM ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGES AVAILABLE on request.  Please reserve at least one week in advance and pay in advance to receive a substantial discount.  All prepaid packages are non-refundable but changeable and transferable for a fee.

Virgin Beach Resort reserves the right to limit the availability of these promotional packages.  Rates are subject to change without notice from Virgin Beach Resort.  All guests must follow rules and regulations set forth for guests staying at Virgin Beach Resort.  Illegal activities and drug use will not be tolerated and guests will be subject to arrest and prosecution.

Points of Interest Traveling from Mactan-Cebu International Airport to Virgin Beach Resort

POINTS OF INTEREST traveling from MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT to VIRGIN BEACH RESORT!

Mactan-Cebu International and Domestic Airport is the second busiest airport in the Philippines with more than 600 commercial flights weekly and more than 10,000 passengers daily or 4.5 million per year.  The runway is 1,000 meters long, capable of accommodating the 747-400 jet planes.  It was built in the mid 1960s by the U.S. Navy Sea Bees (construction battalion) to allow U.S. military personel to have R&R in Cebu City, the Lahug, Cebu City Airport being too small to land the larger planes.  15 commercial airlines from 7 different countries plus 12 different Philippine domestic cities service the airport along with 2 cargo carriers, Fed Ex being one of them.

Mactan Island is connected to Cebu Island by 2 bridges, the first being constructed in 1970-71 during the Ferdinand Marcos administration.  It is 846 meters long and 9 meters wide (two lanes only) and is know as the first mactan-Mandaue Bridge.  The second bridge, the Marcello Fernan Bridge (named after a famous Cebu Senator), was built by the Japanese in 1999 and is 1,237 meters long with the middle span of 185 meters, a cable stayed bridge that is the longest and widest of this type in the Philippines.  Before the bridges were built, passengers made their way to Cebu island via ferries and the Oauno family in Mandaue accumulated wealth from their pier operations in Mandaue City.

Mandaue City is home to a diverse group of manufacturers:  rattan furniture, shell craft, stone craft, fashion jewelery, furniture, batteries, food and beverage processing, clothing and an endless list of other products.

As you go north along the Natiional Hiway, the next town of interest is Lilo-an (after Consolacion).  The town plaza on the left as you make the curve, is typical of the Spanish settlements in the Philippines...the municipality one one side and the church on the other.  Most likely at one time the public market was on another side of the plaza also.  Lilo-an is also known for it's clay pottery businesses.  You will notice all types of clay pots for sale in front of houses and small stores.  The red clay comes from the nearyby mountains.

Danao City is the next town noteworthy of interest (after Compostela).  First you may notice the large Cebu Mitsumi factory on the left...employing tens of thousands of local workers.  They manufacture electronic components for brand names like Sony, JVC and others.  Danao is also the port for native pumpboats going to Camotes Island and home to a large fishing fleet.  Note the fish being sold along the road on the right side.

Also of interest is the Colonial Church on the left side just before the left turn opposite the pier.  Built in 1755, it is one of the oldest and largest churches on the island and in the country.  During World War II, it was almost completely destroyed, but rebuilt by the Durano family by 1985 to the original splendor.  Danao City is often called Durano City as the family has dominated politics, business (they own the sugar mill you see on the right as you leave town), shipyard, ice plant and untill a few years ago, the cement plant...and they dominate the social scene.

Danao City is also notorious for the illegal gun manufactureing industry.  It is said that more than 1,000 illegal gunsmiths operate in the town.  The industry is rumored to float on export to the Yakuza in Japan.  Any gun can be copied or imitated in Danao City.  the industry's mass product, however, is a 38 caliber six cylinder revolver, localled "palik".

After Danao City is the town of Carmen, noteworthy for the Antillian houses built during the end of the Spanish era and early American era.  These houses are built of mahogany wood that resists termites.  They also exhibit ornate architectural features and are typical of the houses of the era with the bodega or warehouse (sometimes made into a store) on the lower level and the living quarters on the upper level.  They also use capiz shells as windows as glass was very hard to come by at that time.  A few are preserved and are painted in period colors and you can even see the date 1943 on one home.  After leaving the town, a large factory on the left processes red sea weed from Mindano into garrageenan, a food stabilizer used in toothpaste, ice cream, puddings and others to keep them from seperating.  Shermberg Marketing is the name of the factory.  Lots of small beach resorts are along the highway as you pass by the sea...some for day use and others for overnight visitors.

Sogod is the last town on the highway along the sea as the road now goes into the mountains.  You can see the limestone very clearly on the hillsides and caves with bats and monkeys.  Barangay Lugo at the top of the mountains has a road going to the port of Tuboran (ferries from Negros) and is known for the local delicacy "bodbod kabog".  Try to stop and buy some from the people selling along the road.

As you begin to descend the mountains, you will begin to see large sugar cane fields lined with cocnut trees.  Barangay Illihan, a part of Tobogon town is the home to some of the original haciendas of the large Spanish land grants that are now farmed with sugar cane.  You will notice the abbreviation "hda" which stands for hacianda.

The first barangay of Bogo City is Binibag and soon after that, you will see a large public market selling all kinds of animals (bought by Cebu City buyers) on the right side in San Antonio.  Nearing the main part of Bogo City, you will see the Shrine of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Medal, on the right side on the hill.  Try to visit the shrine when you are at Virgin Beach Resort.

Entering the main part of town, you will see the Bogo City Hall on the left side, where Ron and Fe Perry, the owners of Virgin Beach Resort were married in 1990.  Bogo is a growing, progressive city with 5 colleges, a dozen banks with ATMs, a very large public market, several department stores, a cineplex, library, museum, several parks, supermarkets, fast food outlets, public pier with large native pumpboats going to Masbate and Leyte.  Capitan Celio Island, a very small lighthouse island just off Nailon Point is being developed as a tourist sport and worthy of an island hopping trip.  Another pier in Palambato is used for roll-on-roll-off ferries for buses, cars and trucks goint to other islands.

Continuing after Bogo City is San Remegio with a pier at Hagnaya for ferries going to Bantayan Island.  But before San Remegio, the highway turns north at Don Pedro Rodriguez and on to Medellin, home of the BoMedCo Sugar Mill and the Mercedes Golf Course, on the right side of the highway.  You will see more haciendas and seemingly endless acres of sugar cane...all hand harvested between December and June (the dry season).  the sugar mill makes for an interesting visit if you have time.

The highway goes to the right at Barangay Curva and nearing the end of Medellin is Barangay Tindog (next is Lingkod?) and finally Barangay Batteria on the border of Daanbantayan.  Malbago is the next barangay of Daanbantayan and Virgin Beach Resort exit is on the right side at the waiting shed by the Virgin Beach Resort sign.  If you are coming by bus, just tell the conductor you want to get off here.  You can text us at the beach and we can fetch you by jeepney or you can walk the 1.5 km to the resort or take a ride on a habal-habal motorcycle.

The Malbago Christian Fellowship Church is in Sitio San Vicente on the right, a Christian Ministry started by the First Baptist Church of Tulare in joint effort with Virgin Beach Resort.  You are always welcome to visit here and volunteer if you wish to help the poor people in the area.

After the church, you will see a fork in the road, the left road leadinng to Sitio Suba and the right leading to Virgin Beach Resort.  It is clearly marked by a small sign.  Almost there, you see the private road to the beach again marked with a sing and then the entrance.  By the way, look for the very large lizard, locally called a "hawo" (looks like a little alligator).  They seem to be plentiful in the area.

AND FINALLY, WELCOME TO VIRGIN BEACH RESORT...A TROPICAL PARADISE!!!!